The analysis company Strategy Analytics estimates that connections 5G accounted for less than 1% of all IoT connections in 2020. Their share will grow over the next few years, but by 2030 it will only reach 40% of the total. 4G technology will remain dominant during the forecast period, which is from 2020 to 2039. A figure that is not so alarming when disappointing. Evidently the pandemic it abruptly curbed growth in terms of use, nipping it in the bud. But let's look at the forecasts of the analytics company.
IoT connections will reach 3.5 billion by 2030: 5G will not take over 4G at least within ten years
Basically the strategy analytics research makes a long-term forecast. Within the 2030, as we see in the image below, the amount of connected devices in 5G will not reach those connected in 4G. In small terms, the company claims that IoT connections (hence 5G) will reach i 3.5 billion. So 3.5 billion devices connected to the homonymous network. An impressive number, but one that makes you think. However, it is a 40% of the total, against 60% of 4G connections.
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What are the reasons for this slowness? Why aren't users essentially switching to the next generation connection? One of the reasons is clearly the fear of spending money, especially at a time of such uncertainty. Andrew Brown, executive director of Enterprise and IoT Research at Strategy Analytics says:
Adoption will be driven not only by application needs, but also by the availability of 5G chipsets, the speed and coverage of 5G network deployments, as well as the evolution of regulations
Infrastructure, this is the big problem. Especially in our country. But it is not the only one. The cost is still high and companies like realme e Xiaomi, who have always worked hard to bring good quality devices at competitive prices, will be the pioneers of the so-called "5G revolution".
